Global Patent Index - EP 2824032 A1

EP 2824032 A1 20150114 - Orientation for visually impaired passengers on-board a vehicle

Title (en)

Orientation for visually impaired passengers on-board a vehicle

Title (de)

Orientierung für sehbehinderte Personen an Bord eines Fahrzeuges

Title (fr)

Orientation pour passagers malvoyants à bord d'un véhicule

Publication

EP 2824032 A1 20150114 (EN)

Application

EP 13175760 A 20130709

Priority

EP 13175760 A 20130709

Abstract (en)

The present invention relates to guiding and providing orientation for visually impaired passengers on-board a vehicle. In order to provide an improved guiding of visually impaired passengers on-board a vehicle, a vehicle guidance system (10) for guiding visually impaired passengers on-board a vehicle is provided. The vehicle guidance system comprises an interior space (12) on-board the vehicle with at least one cabin zone (14), wherein at least one movement area (16) and at least one seating zone (18) are located in the cabin interior space, and at least one guiding handrail (24). The guiding handrail is mounted at least along a part of the cabin zone in the vicinity of the movement area. The guiding handrail is a tactile guide (26), along which a passenger can be guided for movement within the cabin zone by a touching contact with the guiding handrail. Further, the guiding handrail is provided with visually highlighted information (28) and manually touchable information (30), both related to cabin information. Still further, the guiding handrail is mounted above the seating zone, and within reach of a passenger present in the adjacent movement area.

IPC 8 full level

B64D 11/00 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); G09B 21/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B60Q 9/00 (2013.01 - US); B64D 11/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B64D 45/00 (2013.01 - EP US); G09B 21/003 (2013.01 - EP US); G09B 21/007 (2013.01 - EP US); G09B 21/008 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2824032 A1 20150114; EP 2824032 B1 20160330; CN 104276285 A 20150114; CN 104276285 B 20180904; US 10081300 B2 20180925; US 2015015024 A1 20150115

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 13175760 A 20130709; CN 201410321249 A 20140707; US 201414322150 A 20140702